Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – US ‘failing’ on Covid – A top US public health official says the country is “failing” as Covid-19 cases surge to their highest daily total in six months. – China tests 11 million – China announces that it has completed Covid-19 tests on all the residents of Wuhan, […]
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The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), says the number of active COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased to 9,066 with 565 additional cases confirmed on Friday. The NCDC made this known via its verified wedsite on Saturday morning . The country’s new active case indicates an increase from 9,033 cases, registered a day earlier. The […]
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People with COVID-19 have had a wide range of symptoms reported – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure to the virus. Anyone can have mild to severe symptoms. People with these symptoms may have COVID-19: · Fever or chills · Cough · Shortness of breath or difficulty […]
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Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, on Thursday, disclosed that 35 corps members tested positive for COVID-19 at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Sagamu. While briefing newsmen on the rising in cases of the third wave of the virus, he said that those affected had been taken to isolation centres […]
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The Presidential Steering Committee, PSC, on COVID-19 has warned that vaccination is not a total cover from contracting the virus, especially as the third wave of the pandemic has started sweeping through some states. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and PSC Chairman Boss Mustapha spoke yesterday during the PSC’s national briefing in […]
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The Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), yesterday, said that the four million doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by the U.S. Government would undergo National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control’s (NAFDAC) efficacy test and evaluation before being administered to Nigerians. According to the organisation, it would take up to 48 hours for the results to be […]
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The Federal Government will not hesitate to impose stringent measures to protect Nigerians against the spread of Coronavirus infections, the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 warned yesterday. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the PSC Boss Mustapha, who dropped the hint at his committee’s national briefing in Abuja, said […]
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Lagos records six deaths daily Govt places Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Rivers, Kano, Plateau, FCT as high-risk states Directs Federal, State hospitals to ensure service delivery is not disrupted Don’t mix AstraZeneca with Modena vaccine, Sanwo-Olu warns Lagos State has recorded about 30 deaths since the COVID-19 third wave hit Nigeria last month. This dreadful […]
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Nigeria to receive 4.8 million doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines today Twenty-five prospective corps members, including a nursing mother, have tested positive for COVID-19 at the Gombe State National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp located in Amada– Akko Local government Area of the state. The Commissioner for Health, Habu Dahiru confirmed this to Channels Television […]
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No fewer than 310 out of the 13,641 international outbound passengers tested positive for COVID-19 in two weeks. Also, an analysis showed that the COVID-19 death toll increased by 240 per cent in one week. Virologists who spoke in interviews on Sunday described the figures as disturbing. They expressed concern over the sharp increase in […]
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